“Excellent health care is what all patients expect and deserve,” says M.L. Lagarde III, President, HCA Midwest Health. “HCA Midwest Health physicians and employees strive to care for every patient using the best evidence-based care. We’re honored to have seven hospitals included on this distinguished list. This distinct recognition indeed proves we are being true to our Mission: “Above all else, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life.”

The HCA Midwest Health hospitals are among few hospital systems in the U.S. earning the distinction of Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance. The ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during the 2014 calendar year.

Lee’s Summit Medical Center is being recognized for achieving these quality thresholds for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. It has received these distinctions for five consecutive years. It is also being recognized for achieving quality thresholds in VTE and stroke.

“The staff’s dedication to high quality care creates positive patient outcomes," says Matt Sogard, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer of Lee’s Summit Medical Center. “Lee’s Summit Medical Center is the only hospital in Lee’s Summit to receive this recognition for five consecutive years and it’s an honor to have the standard of care we provide here continuously recognized on a national level. We are pleased to offer the highest quality care to those we are privileged to serve in the Lee’s Summit community.”

To be a 2014 Top Performer, hospitals had to meet three performance criteria based on 2014 accountability measure data, including: Achieving cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures; achieving performance of 95 percent or above on each and every reported accountability measure where there were at least 30 denominator cases; and having at least one core measure set that had a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and (within that measure set) all applicable individual accountability measures had a performance rate of 95 percent or above.

“Belton Regional Medical Center, Centerpoint Medical Center, Lafayette Regional Health Center, Lee’s Summit Medical Center, Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Research Medical Center and all the Top Performer hospitals have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to quality improvement and they should be proud of their achievement,” says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., President and Chief Executive Officer, The Joint Commission. “Delivering the right treatment in the right way at the right time is a cornerstone of high-quality health care. I commend the efforts of Lee’s Summit Medical Center for their excellent performance on the use of evidence-based interventions.”

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